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Teacher Feature: Josh Barman, American Sign Language (ASL)
A Capital Region native, Josh didn’t learn American Sign Language until he was an adult. He shares how he discovered his calling to teach the Deaf, how ASL activates different parts of the brain, and even his favorite signs! You did not grow up signing. What made you...
May 2025 Newsletter
Be sure to use the arrows at the bottom to click through all 11 pages! May Newsletter 2025 by Capital Region Language Center
Speaking Another Language is ‘Such a Superpower’
Why a Focus Group Moderator is studying Japanese (again!) and learning French Neal Sandin remembers the exact moment he wanted to learn another language. “I was about ten years old, on vacation in Florida with family,” he recalls. “We were at a restaurant and...
April 2025 Newsletter
Be sure to click through all 8 pages! April Newsletter 2025 by Capital Region Language Center
Teacher Feature: Kayani Ilse, American Sign Language
Our teacher feature is Kayani Ilse, an American Sign Language instructor at Capital Region Language Center. Kayani’s connection to American Sign Language started at home when her family adopted a deaf brother. She brings almost two decades of experience as an...